Men's Tennis

Two advance to semifinals of UNCG Invitational after rain delay today

Sep 11, 2010

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The Tennessee Tech men’s tennis
team made a good showing Friday at the UNC Greensboro Invitational,
its first tournament of the fall season. Among the six
players head coach Kenny Doyle brought to the tournament, two
remain to compete in the semifinal round tomorrow morning due to
rain cancellations today.

Josh Girling, Justin Kirstein and Alex Chen all came out on top
in their first round matches. Chen battled out a three setter and
saved two match points to take a 3-6, 7-6 (4), 7-5 victory. He was
stopped in the next round of the A1 flight by the one-seeded Orcun
Seyrek of UNC Greensboro 4-6, 4-6, and was ahead 6-2 in match today
when opponent retired. He will advance to the third round of
consolations on Sunday.

On Friday Josh Girling eased through his first two matches of
the A2 flight without dropping a set, let alone many games. Justin
Kirstein, also in Flight A2, didn’t give his opponents much
of a chance with back-to-back straight set victories.
Both were meant to compete in the semifinal round today but
rain suspended play to Sunday. They will attempt to keep winning
streak going tomorrow morning at 8 a.m.

Freshman Joseph Proctor lost in the first round of Flight A3
singles, but took a victory over three- seed in the following
round, 6-3, 6-4. Proctor will advance to third round of
consolations Sunday after recieving a withdrawal in todays match.
Lloyd Harris and John Taylor both represented Tennessee Tech in
Flight A4. Harris lost to the third-seed in a challenging
three-setter, 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, and Taylor was defeated by one-seed in
the quarterfinals after receiving a walkover in the first
round.

Chen and Kirstein had an 8-6 victory Friday night in the first
round of the Flight A doubles, and fell Saturday morning in a tight
encounter, 9-7 to UNC Greensboro.